Spiraea hypericifolia

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Scientific Names

Read about Spiraea hypericifolia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Spiraea hypericifolia, Linn. Vigorous shrub, 5 ft. high, with slender arching or upright branches: lvs. almost sessile, cuneate-obovate to obovate-lanceolate, 3-nerved or with few lateral veins, almost glabrous, 3/4 – 1 1/2 in. long: fls. small, white, in sessile umbels; pedicels usually pubescent; petals almost orbicular, usually longer than stamens. April, May. S. E. Eu. to Siberia. —Variable species. Var. acuta, Ser. (S. acutifolia, Willd.). Lvs. narrower, oblanceolate: fls. smaller, yellowish white; pedicels glabrous; petals obovate, shorter than stamens: fls. somewhat earlier, but less showy. G.O.H. 9. Var. flabellata, Zabel (S. flabellata, Bertol. S. hypericifolia var. crenata, Boiss. & Buhse). Lvs. obovate to obovate-lanceolate, acute, incisely serrate at the apex or entire on the flowering branches. Var. obovata, Maxim. (S. obovata, Waldst. & Kit.). Lvs. obovate, rounded at the apex, crenate above the middle. S. E. Eu. G.O.H. 11. Var. truncata, Zabel (S. thalictroides, Hort., not Pall.). Lvs. broadly obovate to oblong-obovate, truncate and crenately dentate at the apex. Siberia. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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